Lawmakers to mull textbook selection process in Tennessee

7:29 AM,
Oct. 29, 2013

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Lawmakers will hold two hearings next week to examine the role of the Tennessee Textbook Commission.

Two Senate committees, for education and government operations, will host the hearings at 1 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday in Room 12 at Legislative Plaza in Nashville.

Education Committee Chairwoman Dolores Gresham, R-Somerville, said in a news release that the hearings will look at the structure and function of the 10-member textbook commission. The commission is up for its sunset review, which could modify or end the panel's work or reconfigure its membership. ...